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1945-S FIVE CENTS

PCGS Nos: 4027, 84027

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 58,939,000
Proofs: 0

Designer: Felix Schlag

Diameter: 21.2 millimeters

Metal content:
Copper - 56%
Silver - 35%
Manganese - 9%

Weight: 5 grams

Edge: Plain

Mintmark: "S" (for San Francisco) above the building on the reverse

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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated non-Full Step examples graded by PCGS are 44 MS-67's.

The finest Uncirculated Full Step examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-67's.

Sources and recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service
 
 

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